noun
campanile
kam-puh-NEE-lee/ˌkæmpəˈniːli/
A bell tower, especially one standing apart from a church.
A tall campanile stands apart from the church across the square.
Etymology
Italian campanile names a tower housing bells. Its underlying bell-word, campana, originally designated a metal vessel made in Campania, so the tower's name ultimately recalls a place of manufacture.
In context
… there was built a high Square Tower like the old Campanile at Venice from the side of which close to the summit hung an open cage
More examples
- Bells rang from the campanile at noon.
- Visitors climbed the campanile for a view of the roofs.
- The old campanile survived after the church was rebuilt.
Forms
campanile · campaniles · campanili
Similar words
- belfry
- The part housing bells, while campanile names the tower itself.